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Paula Barker vs James Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and James Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,116 shared comparable votes.

1,107 same votes 9 different votes 1,116 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
92 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
29 Aye 89 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
92 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
29 Aye 89 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 650
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,687 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
644
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Appearances
104
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
83
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
766
+611.9 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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